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Ranking the Teams -- A basis for comparing all teams (TAR 1 - 33)
Coutzy:
There are some problems with your proposal. Largely, how do you define "Differently-able"? A case could be made either way for Luke and Charla. Both these racers had a handicap while competing, but such a handicap wouldn't get them any parking privileges.
My point is, where do you draw the line? In these days, where obesity is considered a disability by some, who decides what makes differently-able on the race?
georgiapeach:
Let's leave THIS thread for theschnauzers updates and discussion of that technique please.
All that info you are asking for is widely available, if you want to start another thread and ask for help, feel free jtarhead11. I personally find adding labels to teams rather distasteful though, but I see where you are going.
Back to topic please. :)
jtarhead11:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on February 09, 2010, 12:32:55 PM ---Let's leave THIS thread for theschnauzers updates and discussion of that technique please.
All that info you are asking for is widely available, if you want to start another thread and ask for help, feel free jtarhead11. I personally find adding labels to teams rather distasteful though, but I see where you are going.
Back to topic please. :)
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:groan: Georgiapeach, didn't mean to offend, and I'm certainly not trying to "label" anymore than the race already does. I was merely trying to explore some of the inequities in casting. For example, did you know that, including season 16, only 7 openly gay women have been chosen for the race, while the number of openly gay men is at my count at least 21. Seems a bit unfair don't you think?? And how many young, Caucasian Barbie and Ken type teams have been on?? Seriously, too many to count, but then America never gets tired of Barbie and Ken. :lol:
But you're right, I should have started another thread to discuss this so as not to distract from theschnauzers AWESOME statistics skills!
DeafRacer:
--- Quote from: Coutzy on February 09, 2010, 12:26:17 PM ---There are some problems with your proposal. Largely, how do you define "Differently-able"? A case could be made either way for Luke and Charla. Both these racers had a handicap while competing, but such a handicap wouldn't get them any parking privileges.
My point is, where do you draw the line? In these days, where obesity is considered a disability by some, who decides what makes differently-able on the race?
--- End quote ---
Hey now! I am no "disability" :neener: My deafness wasn't a big problem for me on the Race. Hence, my mom and I finished in Top Four in every leg for entire race! Isn't that pretty impressive?
But under the law, I am labeled as disability. Oh well.
DavidJunior:
--- Quote from: DeafRacer on February 09, 2010, 04:57:15 PM ---
--- Quote from: Coutzy on February 09, 2010, 12:26:17 PM ---There are some problems with your proposal. Largely, how do you define "Differently-able"? A case could be made either way for Luke and Charla. Both these racers had a handicap while competing, but such a handicap wouldn't get them any parking privileges.
My point is, where do you draw the line? In these days, where obesity is considered a disability by some, who decides what makes differently-able on the race?
--- End quote ---
Hey now! I am no "disability" :neener: My deafness wasn't a big problem for me on the Race. Hence, my mom and I finished in Top Four in every leg for entire race! Isn't that pretty impressive?
But under the law, I am labeled as disability. Oh well.
--- End quote ---
Luke's only disability has something to do with a certain Chinese bird...
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